Delivery apparatus for printing presses



A.lune 24, 1930. c. .1. RICHTR 1,766,084

DELIVBRYAPPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESSES MMT WMVLM,

June4 Z4, 1930. c. J. RICHTER "DELIVERY lAPPARA'IUS FOR PRINTING PRESSES 4 Sheets-Sheet Filed sept. 1o, 1928 June 24, 1930.. C, J, RICHTER" l 1,766,084

DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESSES l Filed Sept. 10. '1928 4 sheets-sheet s June 24, 1930. c. J. RICHTER' 1,756,084

DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PRNTING PRESSES I Filed Sept l0. 1928 4 sheets-sheetY 4 @A -Qa 6 l@ frime* yp Pateaied June 24,7 1930- j l' i canines i g f DELIVitYKAPPARATUs Fois PRINTING ressens IAinvention relates to delivery "app a-ratus onprn'ting pressesjof the'. type arranged tor Separating into' unit fpilesthe newspapersv coniing from a press as the completed papers aretaken froin they olderand deposited one at aftirne/ by a'rotary "fly device or other suitable delivery? n'ieehanisinupon a delivery belt orother receiver',VA 'lt is thei object of my inn vention to provide in `an 'apparatuso'f this typean Vimproved'torin and arrangement o' parts? adapted to act upon Vthev series of `papers bunches; en ythe receiver, and to provide'i1n-.-

proved means for better controlling the niove- "1n'ent 'of the paper. To this end, lit is one of the vobjects of inyinvention to provide a constructionfthis'typefeomprising vIneans which are'eaused to grip theV papery to lbe vvmoved into changed positionf. so*A as to hold the paper firmlyY 'forthe required lnovenient and then.

y preferablyto-hold the paper.` in position'until one .loriI rnoresi'ibsequently [delivered papers are. `}`)`iledon to'poil it so as 'to' insure its'being ret-ai ed" in kthe;changed position." lt-'is an- 35 other 4o'lojwffct"Toi iny invention'V to provide a construction andv 'arrangement of this type in which' the grippeisare Withdrawn from the gripped paper and y froinfthe pile 'of n papers' by niovernents respectively in opposite" directions .whereby thereshall be',y aniiniinuni tendency y drawal. ,i

. It; is; another obj niylinvention to iinprove apparatus of. this type in sundry de tails hereinaiftery pointed out.' The preferred means by Whichl have vaccomplished(my several objectsare illustrated` in the drawings and] are. hereinafter specically described. That vwhich l believe t0 be vnew and desire to t'o displacefthe papers'byvr sueh withfk I' A .f fappiiatign mea september' 1o, leas.l yseran Nb. v@5,023.. v

J. RICHTER, or BERWYNQ'ILLINOI'S; Assielon'mo Tian Goss rninrineritnss L :,oo.; cronicas@ ILLIVNoIs, A coRPoR-A'rronor ILLINOIS cover bythis application is set Vforth thev y claims. I

in the'drayvings,- A y if -f Fig. l is view of the preferredzip'orni of my improved delivery apparatus as seen from one end o'fjtlie press; f

lFig. 2 ris an'end view of the apparatus shown in Fig. l as seen -froin theleftin said 'Fiirllyl .Y e n ,Figis a vertical section talren'at the line'l 3,-3' of l', but showinga changed yposij' tion of certainof' the parts;

Fig't isa view similar to Fig. 8 butlshoavf,

inf another changed position ofthe parts; 'Fig'.v 51s ay vertical cross sectiontalren at l1ne"5`-'5 of Fig. l;

v Fie.' 6 'is ai View sin'iilar to Fix but showl inga changed position or ythe parts, being substantially asection. taken'-at line G Gojf Figfyand., y.

Fig. isa View similar toaportion'of Eig; 1 but showing a chan ged positionlothe-parts. Referring to thev several figures ot the drawingsyin which corresponding parts are indicated'by the same reference charactersff connection with which Vnnyv improved appara- 'liindi'cates the trarnev of a printing press in tusijs used, the frame 15 beingshoxjvnpas lp'lr-o-r vided with folding lapparatus coniprisinga cylinder 1,6 and` fold-laying rollers y17 of. any approvedr type. shaft or bar, 18 extending transversely of the printing pressfranieis provided with a plurali-.ty of guide bars i' the ordinary'type along the faces of Vwhich* vthe papers are delivered- Inregularly ptin'lgcd suecession' from thefolding apparatus..v A

vplurality of rotary fly devicesgQOare inount- Y ed upona shaft 2l supported Aby the frame;- yWork and drive'nlin tuned relation'.Withjree spect to the downward movenientvof the pa'- pers'so as to receive the papersy successively in 1 the pockets proyided bythe arins 22 of the rotary ily devices inthe Well understood manner `for turning the papers out` of the direct downward path along` the curved portions n of the guidebars so as to deliver the papers in regularly piled arrangement r`upona re,-v

.ceiven ln' the torno shown and in the arrangement ordinarily employed, the receiver ".upo'n the reeeivercomprisingithe belts 42er by f 'positionV a short distance above said arms which are isupported bysheaves which in turn are supported and driven by a shaft 26, the Abelts being,- omittedVv from F l of the drawings for the sake of clearness of/illustration. The meansffor driving the various parts in timedrelation as is well understood in the `art is 'not illustrated, sincevsuch means' in andv of itself forms no` part of my present invention. l y l. y l n' i-'Thel division .of the papers'into unit piles a change in the positionof ar paper upon the vreceiverat timed'intervals for indicating the limits of the Vunit piles is effected. means of stops normally held out of the vpath of the papers and movable intothepath of the -papers at the desired intervals.k ln the construction illustrated, the stops are inthe form of stop arms 27 .which are mounted upon a rock shaft 28, such stop arms 27 being mounted in such spaced relation as to engage theedge portions of a paper being delivered as is indicated in Figlwhich shows apaper VV28a in The arms 27 are normally held in position out ofthe path `of the papers moving` along the faces Yof, the guide Abars 19 'Fig'. 2,.' {n the-form of p ,Y l trated in my drawings, the stoparms 2( are .as is shown in apparatus as illusa short.d.istance into the swung downwardly Vto engage-one of pathgof the .papers so vas said ,pa-pers,

downwardly withthe paper for depositing belts 24 in different position jupon thereceiver froin'that jinv which the other papers are `deposited thereon.

papers have been delivered on top of the pad tion ofV .adjacent The stop arms 27 1 y Vraised VVposition corresponding` to thatv shown movement. The means shaft 28.V being` -per linf changed position,

moved longitudinally vofthe shaft 28 for carrying 'the arms out of 'engagement with Vthe stopped. paperand out of thepath of the papers,

such armsrbeing moved in opposite directions away from each other-so asto have the minimum tendencyto displace the posipapers upon 'the receiver. arey then movedl upwardly to in Fig. 2g and are .then givenreverse 'horizon-V tal movements alongl the shaft 28 for bringing them again to Vnormal positionas shown'in Figs; lY and 2f ready for*y another operative for mounting .the stop arms 27 "in yposition and The sleeves are 'normally held inthe position shown in Figui by Vmeans of coiled springs vrthe arms ,being ftheir'moved After ajnumber of the arms are Y Y'through the openin for giving them the.v desired lmovements described'comprise sleeves 29 32 bearing at their inner ends upon the ends of the sleeves and bearing at'their outer ends l against collars 33 rigidly `mounted upon' the shaft 2S'. Thev arrangement isl such Vthat when the sleeves 29 and 30 are. moved outwardly` along .the shaft 281away` from" each other, the stop arms 27 are moved horizonvtally in transverse direction-out ofthe path of the papersbeing delivered along the faces vof the,guidebars19. y The rocking` movement of the shaft28 for swingingthe stop larms/,.727 vvertically* isfefrected by means ofan arm '3i-hired upon thev end of the shaft 28 provided 'at its outer end with a roller revolubly' mountedthereon inposition to bear upon'Va-eamdijigidly mountedupon the` shaft 26. As is best. shown in Fig'. 2, ythe cam 36 is of circular yf or'iriat-ion, except for a portion'37 thereof which I isalso ofeirciilar formation but upon a smaller radius, an intermediate stepr between-the router f circumferenceand the portion lo'eingr'prol videdat '88. At its' opposite end,"theportion 37 is connected 'with the outer circumference V9|) by means of a risey 39;4 In the construction illustrated, the opposite edgeportionfof theV cam is formed inthe same inaniier,'.c.oiiiprising portions 37, 38 and 39, a shield orgiiard 4()v being` providedv for .covering the r.portionsV 37, 3B and 39Hwheii desired. In the position of the parts illustrated inqFig. 2, shield 40,

pivoted at lll .upon the cam', isheldinposi:

tion by means of a bolt l2wit-hA its'cii'cular outer edge-.in concentric. positionjwithffrespect to Vthe outer circumferenceof the-cani V36.v The arrangement is such that yupoi'i-.the removal of the bolt 42the shield lll-can be moved about the pivot il into changed position so as to make the camportioiis 37, SSjand v 39 effective, the shield being held iiisuch' ff :i

changed .position loyv the bolt 42. replaced i y g in the shield and through an openings?) inthe cam,l

.Y .When .the yparts are inf .theshown in Fig. 2, withtherollerlj upon't-he periphery of the cani 36, and with the cam Fig'. 2, upon a slight additional movementof the cam 3G in counter-clockwise directioirin said figure the roller 35 is broughtfinto'envgagement with the intermediatesteppB of` the cam, serving to permit the rock shaft `28 to rotate in"counter-clockwise.direction for` the position as shown in 3.' vv`Upon'coritinued rotation in thesame direction, the

portion 37 Lof the cam,'servin tobriifirl," the rotating in yeoiinter.-clockv'vise ,direction vin" swinging the stop arms 27 downwardly into fro-lleruis brought-into engagement with theY stop arms 27 into still'further-lowered posif tion adjacent to the delivery belts2-i, asis shown in Fig. Ll. As the cam 36 continues'to rotateftheroller is laterbroughtinto engagement with the rise 39, serviiigto-raise thez stop arms 27 Vagain to the position .as shown in Fig. 2. lVith'the shield .4D-.vin the position illustrated'in F ig.- 2, thev stop 'arms 27 will be given only oneinoveinent out ofr the normal position asshown in Fig. 2 'for each rotation of the cain 36"'and the-,shaft 26.

As will be 'readilyunderstood,"ivlien the shield 4G-is moved into'changed position as above described so as to clearthe edge ofthe cam, in suoli case the stoparm's 27 arelgiven tivo sivinging iiiov'en'oents-tiifnto the 'position -lsliown inFig. 4 toreaeh rotation oi thev cam 36 andthe-shaft 26, Y y n y vThe transverse horizontal 'inove'inentljoftlie stop arms 2Ziout 'of the path ottfthepapersbeing kdelivered `is 'effected in'thefconstruction shown movementy of the sleeves 29 and 3()v outwardly in opposite directions along'the shatt-28.'` For effecting this loneiiudinal o movementfoty the sleeves 29 r4and 30, each of l means of a roller 47 revolubly mounted there- Vonl engaging` they face of aV 'carn48 rigidly "mounted upon the shaft 26. At its bi'iurcated.

the sleeves is provided'at its inner endwith a conicalhead portion `44; Forl operatin ru-pon the sleeves 29 and 30 by pressure upon the,

conical heads 44, have provided a cam-member' 45 whichv is kproi'fided with a loop 46-at its loiver end7 about the shaftl 26,' being biturcatedat'its upper "end for .ngagement at opposite sides of the shaft'28l @The cam mem-` ber 45 is'actu'ated longitudinally of itself by upper end, the member 45 is Iprovided Wit diagonally disposed 'cam port1ons'49at op-` posite ,sides adapted by r'enga'gemeint with the conical portions 44 of rthe-sleeves to move suchsleeves kontwardly against the action of. the springs 32. AUpon'.,theret-raetion "of `Vthe Cam-member 45 downwardly, the sleeve 29 and 30 will, of course, be moved inwardly toiva is best shown in Figf, each of the stop 27 is lprovided at its forivardendjwith af ygripper vr whichr is pivotally mounted thereon sofasto be capable ofsvvinging downwardly into grippingv engagement, vwith" ra paper k5l as illustrated in Fig. 4. The means for Ctuatngthe gripper 50 comprise a rod or 'link 52 pivot-ally connected with the gripier 50 yslidably mounted at its opposite end through any openingin a lug 53 carried bythe sleeve 29 oi 30. Springs 54' are mounted uponT the rods or links 52 bearing; at their rear ends against the lugs 53 and bearing at their -forivai-'dends againstblocks 55 iixedlymounted upon the links 52, theel-rangement beinge thelleft in Fig.` l) providedviith aglaterall-y extending lug 58 which engages the face' of Vclosed position.- ,y o

f .In vthe construction showin-the shaft y26 fis d. each other alonlgr thev shaft- 28x'by the Li6 actionof the Springs a cam 591 mounted upon` the'shaft 26.*' vThe i curvature of therarm 56 is such that when the,

arm 56 isvheldin itsfuppermost"position engagement Withthe 'cani 59 as` shovvn in Fig.

3, the upper end' portionl ot ysuolicuWed yarm fion about the. vaxisV Y stands' in concentric lposi otjtlieshaictl28, With/suchcuiyed'port on in transversely from the block 55. rlhe arrangement is such that' iinderrsuch"conditionsthe f link 52 is'held n i'oved toward the right inFig:

3' against' the action oi the 'spring 54 for hold- 'tey ' effective engagement with a pin'O TextendingV` y ing the jaivor gripper 50 in" its opened position; v Upon a very slight rotationl ottiiecam A 59 in counter-clockwise direction` ink Fig.v 3 from the position-there showm'the lug;` 5,8

passes out offenga'genient.with the outermost vperiphery of the cam l59 sefvingl to'permit'the Curved arin 56 to move quicklytoivardthe 'lett Aintov the positionv` sli'oivn in Fig'. l4in which the 'gripper vr50 is geared so 'as tohaveasingle rotation for'.

each ittypapers delivered downwardly from the folding apparatus-so as to assure the stop arins Pfrbeingn given a downward strokev 'for each fittieth paperdelivered. fitartirmY with the parts' in the position 'shown-in 2,v Wi'thth'e 'stop arms '2T held inira'ised' position out of vthe path of movementfolfthe' `papers,7

`i'vitlitlie cam 59 holding thelcurved arm 56 in position ii'iaintaining the grippersf() in V, opened condition, andivith Vthe cam inem- Y ino bei' 45"'inits; lowered position viso' as to` hold the stop arms 27 in `their innermostv positions asslioivn 'infflig l', upon aslight rotation oi the Shaft" 26 in counter-'eloclrivise direction the rolle is brought? intoengag'ement.with the'iiiit'e mediate step 380 the 6, serving' to y'bi ing the sti downfifn ytimed relation" with respect ytov the movementofr tl'iepapersgone ot'tliepapers is broughtpromptly into engagement with the gripper 50,-'and the gripper"isV almost iiniue-fv diately moved downivardly'into operative engagement with the `paper by reasonjofthe 'changed p'osition'o't the .cainj 59due to rota- Almost iminediateiy"` tionf of the lshaift 25;(v thereafter, upon the continued 'rotation of the shaft 2G, the roller 35 passes'into engagement with the' portion 37 oi the cain'36'servinggto move the stop arms-2? With the pa-perrripped thereby intothe positiony shown in' Figi-4 in which the-paper is-held a short distance above the delivery belts 24. The cam 59 is so arv ranged vesto permit-the gripper l50 toremain Closed-foi' somevlittle-tin'ie until a plurality of "other papers liavebeen delivered bygthe roarfni`s`r-27 to the y osi'tion Vshown i'ndig. 3. lfi/it-h'the armsjr27biouglit tary iiy devices on topV ofthe gripped paper,

suoli a dd itional pape serving to Weight'the gri'g'iped vpaper doivn iirni'ly in position sov as to prevent any material disturbance ois'u'ch gripped paper Wheii'the stop' arms are beingv 85. held by the sp`ringk54` in its' number of papers have 1neen so piled upon the Vgripped paper, the -curved arm V56 `is moved toward the right in Fig. 4 hy the cam'f59 against the ation'oit the spring 54 tor opening the gripper 5l).v The parts are so arranged Y that-shortly-after-the grippers 5() are opened,

`the cam member a--is moved upwardly for inasmuch as the stop arms 27, are moving in causing ythe sidewisekniovement yof the arms 2T yout ot the path of movement of the papers.

opposite directions away from each other, ysuch movement has a very slight tendency to disarrange the papers upon the receiver. The

arrangement issuch that Vshortly after the leversQv have been Yiiiovedto the liinit of their transverse'inoveinent, the roller 85 coii'iesV into engagementfwith the rise 3,9 ot the cam' 36 serving toraise the stop armsl 27 to the position as shown in Fig. 2.' Shortly thereafter, the cani i8 has reached such a position as to permit the stop arms to move inwardly again to their normal position as shown in ,Fig.2.

The arrangement as illustrated and as kabove described is suchfthatfthe.entirecycle ot'operations by whichl the stop Yarms, `are ,Y moved downwardly, then-sidcwi'se, theniip-l wardly, and then again sidewise in thereverse direction taires place during aboutV three.-

'eighths of a'rotation of the `shaft 26, wheregfofie it will he understood that the `mechanism is in position fora secondi operation Wellin advance in caseit isdesiied to igive the mechanism two operations vfor eachrotatioii ot' the Byrne use of my improved apparatus tl C paperis displaced from its norinalfposition oii'th'e receiver so as tol divide the papers into piles of either twentytifve or lifty papers each "depending on whetherornot the shield l() is being employed.` It will, ofcoursmbeunderstood that the rotation'ofitlieshalt 'can he Y regulated forohtaining unitpiles of a dit- 'ferent 'size if desired. reason oic the moveinentot the stop arms in opposite directions out oit engagement'withfthe stopped paper and the otherypapers adjacent thereto onthe receiver, this withdrawal of the stop arms is elie'cted withiv'ery'- little tendency to disturb'V the relative positions ofthe papers, so that the displaced paper serves eliectively for indicating the divisions between the several piles or bunches off papers; By reason of the luse otthegrippers in connection with the stopV `arms, the movement ofthecriticalfpapers into changed position onithefreceiver is made more certain inasmuch as the paper is under 'i positive control duringjthe change of posi# tion and Vfor a limited time thereafter until Va later deliveiedpaper or papers have been piled on top so as to serveby their weight toV prevent subsequent movement of the'papei 'Y with rcspec to the acentpapers.

' i incensi anisni as shown in inyfdrawings and as above moved out ofengagemcnt therewith; After a lldlhile l preferito eiiiploythe-forinof inecli- Y described, itis to be understood that, my in- Y' Vvention is not to vbe limited to such form' except so far as the claims may he so limited to the'torins of inechanism employed with@` Y out .departing from the spirit of my inven-VV tion. Y

l ,claim I l. ln va delivery apparatus for papersm'ov-- ing downwardly in timed'relation, the com-. `V

bination of a receiver,y means s ,ervingnor-A mally Vto deposit the papers in regularly piled ,arrangement on said receiver,and

saidypapers and t0 carry the paper downmeans adapted at intervals to grip one of wardly into changed position on said re-f ceiveil as comparedwith theposition at-which the other papers are depositedoiisaid re-J 2f ln a delivery apparatus for papers inovfV a ing downwardly in timed relation, the comlloination of at rreceiver, meansV serving` no i-` inally to deposit the papers in regularly piled Y arrangement oiisaid receiver, gripping means normally held out oit-lie path of said papers and' movable into Vsaid path, and means for controlling and actuating said gripping means, adapted at time intervals to cause said gripping means. to move Vinto gripping len# at which athewother papers are deposited"- tlierecn, and then to release the paper and vto f withdraw/from engagement therewith bya i movement substa tially parallel willi 'the plane of the'papen 3. ln a delivery apparatus for papers iiioving downwardly` in timed relation, thereinbination ofv a receiver, means serving nor-1fr 2 mally to deposit the papers in regularly piled arrangement on said receiver,l a gripper,V means adapted normally to holdsaid gripl per out of the path of said papers and adapted at timed intervals to cause said gripper to move into'position to engage. the forward same and then to move downwardly with the paper for depositing` the paper upon said i'ey papers, and means tor releasing the gripper'` from thefpapei and withdrawing'the,gripper hy a transverse movement along the face of the vreceiver underneath the Vsubsequently deposited papers.

. l. ln a delivery apparatus for papers mov- Y ing downwardly iii timedy relatiointhe Vcoinbination of a receiver, means serving norinally to deposit-the papers in regularly piled arrangement on said receiver, stops'ncrmallyp Y Y 0 -loy theprior art,` sinceit is evident vthat i Y changes might Vreadily be made with .respect 115 'l edge of one of said. papers and to gripthe CFI held'ont ofthe path of saidfpapersjand `movableinto said path, andmeans,or'centrolling the position of said stopsadapted V at timed intervals Ato cause thestops to move into po- )infand then'toA move simultaneously in oppositefdirections 'out of engagement with said Y 3 5.. a delivery fapparatusfor-` papers vmov-ing vdownwardlyin timed relation, the combination :oiga receiver,j means v servlng arms swingably ymountedA above said receiver at opposite` sidesfot the path of movement of the papers,.means for controllingtheangular position of said `stop arms 'ffor holding. .them Lnormallyout of theipathoflsa'idpapers, for

' causing.them at timed intervals tof move downwardlyV vtogether into "position to engageand stop one ofsaidpapers, and then Vto move downwardly' with the paper. for de#v V positing .it` in changed position. on 4saidureceiver as compared with'thfe positionatpwhich the other papers arev depositedthereon, and

i gxrneans for `moving-said stopfarms simulta-- Y neouslyin opposite directions transversely of lthe papers out of engagement therewith,

In 'a delires/.apparatus for Papers movdownwardly intimed relation,I the combination. of receiver, -means'serving normal- 'lrftcfdepest the papers in. r'eeelarlypledalangweilt `0n Said receiver, .rQGk yShaft @XP lending above said rece1ver, .two' stop arms lslidablymounted'on said-rock shaft at-oppo- 'e sidesA oitlthey pathoi movement. of the papers and'` adaptedl Zito swing"y about lthe fshait but -heldaagainst swinging movement 'with res peet1 .theretol, jgrppinggmeans earredbysaid 'stop .arms forholding a paperv securely. in ,positioni;'onvsaid arms,y means j for controllinggthe angular position- 01"- n-g 'downwardly ini-timed KAreglatm,g1the. combina-tion of areceiver, means .servmg normal-y j f deposit the papers 1nl regularly piled 1 s aid' ook shaft iorfholdin he. lstop arms utofthe/pa hoi said, papers and 1f misma:nierstenen,and erinnere .et

l intervals rkto 'mover nwardly into ion tof. 'engage and grip, one of. 'said .opposite dna delivery apparatis,foripapers nl Vgrip one ofsaidjpapersandthento'fmove normally .todeposrt the papers inl regularly f piledariangementon saidyreceiver, two stop `ceiver, means/foroperating thefgrip'pers in-f v.rangement on said receiver,a roclrsha'tt eX-"f` vable angnlarl-ytherewith as"v said :shaftfis Vpesitionto engageand grip one of said papers position @on said receiver as compared'ffwitli Y andthenV :to .f movef downwardly. with .y

' per edenosti'nalthe,Parme sensed.

itio on said receiver. as?` CQIIlDRred-- with @what whchthebther repenser@ de p'sitedther the shaft for Carrying'the farms fand ls f v l` nation jofa receiver, 'means serving normally' y A Ato'gdeposit thepapersin regularly'rpiledfarf. i 1th Athe y pap,'e,r-loy movements of. 'ra'nge mentonr said receiver, twojsto direetionspalon saidl swingable vertically .abe've said :recei Y and'y outof' the path oil-said papers and'falso 1 movable .horizontallyinto and out of thefpath i oflsaidpaperspand means vtor giving said stop arms a succession ofrlmlovements .inrtimed re?w arrangement on saidreceiver, asrock-.shaft extendingacross.above said rece1ver,-two` sleeves slidably lmounted lon said rock Ashaft said papers land'forcausing such' stop armsV and grippers at timed intervals to move downwardly into position Vtogengage vdownwardly with thepaper for vdepositing Y ythe paper in changedy position onsaid re ceiver as compared withthe positioniat which` the other papers are deposited onfsaid retimedrelation iorffgrip'ping andreleasing the paper,land meansv for moving said sleeves longitu.dinallyv of said lshaitf'for carryingjthe arms and grippers out 'of engagement [with: thepapen l '8. In adelivery apparatus for papersv movV ing rdownimrdly in timedf relation the ,cfom-V klbnation of a Vreceiver,.mea'nS. Servingnormal# 1 1 ly to deposit thep'apers inr'egularlypilec'l ar;

tending across above saidv receiver, twosleeves yslidably mounted kon .said rock shaft but .held

against-rotary movement with respect there-` to, stop arms carried by said sleeves and mov l 100 1oclred,"gripping meanscarried by said arms for holding a' paper; securely .in positionl thereon, meansfor con-trollingthe angular. position `oi said rock shaftA fori-holding said 1 armsinormally :out of the path Ofsaidf'papers :5105i -andfitorzeausing such stop arms'afndjgrippers x atitimedfintervalsto move'downwardly.into: v

and lth'en to move.y s downwardly a withfthe? paper for'v depositing. lthe paper: in.v Changed filed rvtheposition at: which the other papers are dei` i' Vpositedon saidreeeiver, means for operating the grippersin timed relation forfgrippingrm" and releasing .the paper, and a cam adaptedvr 115 movementinto;positionfbetween. said" sleevesto `movethe sleeves' longitudinally et errpelfsrout oi' engagementi'with the paper.A

'-0 In a'delivery.apparatus ite-rpa; Y

lown'wardly in timed relation, thefcomb lationto -the movementofthe;papers,.gefeingze Y imally to deposit the papers in regularly piledV a'mangementV onsaid receiver, two stopV arms 4sivingablevertically above said Yreceiver into y i and out of tliepath of said papers Vand also movable horizontally into andl out of the .path

arms a succession of movements in timed relation to the movement 'oi' the papers,serviiig toniove said stoparms downwardly into the .2O path'ot'the papersforengaging one of said l papers,tlien`tomovefsuclistop armsdou'n-I fiva'rdly ivitnVV said paper, thereafter' tofmove VVthe stop arms liorissontally away. irom each i il other out'ot the path fof the papers,'thereafter to raise said stop arms',- and tlien'to movethe Vsto'p'larms'towardeach other ready for anotlrer operative c lonv'n'ivard stroke. 1711. AIn a'` deliveryapparatus for' papers moving downwardly in timed relation, the combination ci alstop arm s'vvingingly mounted on a horizontal axis, agrip'per-pivotally mounted on'saidstop arm, operating means `for' opening and closing said gripper, yielding n'ieans'for holding said gripper normallyy 'in closed position,VV and a curved arm serving by engagementvivithzfsaid gripper operating mean-s vto hold said gripper open the f action of said yielding ivhereby said Vgripper may be held; open as the Y stop arm Vis given its 4vertical swinging movie-V linentjY 12;:InVv a. delivery` Vapparatus forp'apersf moving doivnn'ardlylin-timed relatiom'tlie ecmbinaticnof a stoparni sivinginglymountl ed on a horizontal'axis, a gripper lpivotallyV mountedon said stop arm, opere-tingv means 'iioiiopenin'g .and` closing said gripper, yielding means for holding. said grippe rnormally in yclosed position, Va"curved arm serving engagement with fsaiilgripper;k operating means `tofliold vsai-dgripper open against thel .action fof said yielding means and having Aits -.operative portionV in fconcentrie forni'. about Hthe axis on ivhicli Asaid 'stop arm V is *.ino'uiited herebyvfsaid"gripper ina-y he; controlled .in-'V jcurvedarm into vandoutgoi' position for-hold- 'fingisaidlgripper open. v 1 i; l` y f 1 3.. In 1 a delivery.: apparatus y for?y papers moving 'doiv ardly in `timed i relation, Vthe combina-tion oi .aV-receixjer, means serving nor!-V mallyato deposit'tliezpap'ers Vin regularly. piled" of said papers, and means for giving said stop means and having its n operativefportion'in concentrrciorm aboutV the .on which said stop farm isyin'ountedbeen pil-eden top."

depfendently ofJverti c ahsiy ngingy 'movement .,off .the stop arm, `and" 'ni'ea'ns.for moving said" movable .toward and from.v said receiver into and vout of the path of the papers and yalso* movabletransverselyr into and outr of the I pathof the papers, grippers pivotally mountved on said stop arms, operatingfmeansfor "opening and closing saidfgrippers, yielding means for holding Vsaidgrippers normally in closed position, jcurved varms serving *by engagement Witl'r'saidr gripper operating' "arranoementoii said receiver, two stop arms .sivingingly mounted on a horizontal axisand K means to hold said grippers open against the action of said 'yielding meansv fand Vhaving :their operative portions in concentric form about the axisv on which said'stop arms aremounted `whereby s ai'dl grippers maybe con'T trolled independentlyor" vertical swinging in tiined relation Vto the" movement. of the papers,l serving tov swing the stop arms (":loivn-y movement of' said. stoparms, and :means for V'moving said curved'arms-and said stop'V arms Wardly into' `the path oif'the papeisattimedintervals, Vtheir lte closeV the -grippersiupon av paper stopped rliereby, tliento swingtlie stop arms downwardly with the v grippers closed.

upon said paper, then to: open'said grippers or releasing the 'paper, tli'en tomojve said stop arms transversely out of the path ofthe i V` papers, then to raise sai'd'stop Y arms, and. ,then to give the grip'persi-'everse transverse movements into position forl .another cycle of operations. f Y

514. in a delii/ery apparatusV iorfpapers moving downwardly in timed relation, Ythe combination ofa i'eceiverlto which' said pa*-rv Vpers are'delivered, means adaptedatintervals to' engage 'one of said papersrand tocause saidpaper toV take a'diilqerent positionfon'said p receiver. ais com'paied-` with thei"remaining.- papers, andgmeans: for holding saidpa-per.

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against'movement either [forwardly V.or baclii'ardlyafter its delivery tofsaid receiver until f at least one subsequently delivered paper has' v l5.V ln delivery 'apparatus'iforlpapers inovin'fO downwardly V'inV tiiiied;rela'tion, ltlie combination-of afreceiverto Xvliicliis'aid pa-f v pers are delivered, siving'ingiy inountediarms,l

raised position above,Ythe'patlioi` the 4papers fandv adapted at intervals to permit said arms f swing downwardly intotlie'pat-lider' the-v .papers-for causing one fof said'pafpeis'toV take'V la Vdifierentposition on said. receiv'ei 1 as; cloni-v' pared :with the remaining"papers, land ,ping means carried rbyV saidqafrms" adapted'ifto grip'said'one Vpaperr and-"tolioldit 'against 2 movement either forwardly' V oil-" bac'lyvardlyf'l Y `after'xitsdeliveryV to 'said lrec'ei-v f'V least one subsequently deliveredfpaperfliasVVK beenpiled ontop.' 1

' CHARLES i# mtil at means for controlling.theposition-of` V sid i armsv adapted toV hOld `the arms nor-lila'lly fing 

